Plant Library

01 Annuals
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04 Perennials
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13 Shrubs Fruit
11 Shrub Roses
06 Trees
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03 Vegetables
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16 Bagged & Bulk
15 Fall Plants
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08 Evergreens
17 Lawn & Yard
09 Evergreen Shrubs

Larch American Tamarack

Common Name: Larch

Botanical Name: Larix laricina

Variety: American Tamarack

Blossom Color: N/A

Bloom Time: N/A

Zone: 2 to 5

Exposure: Sun to Part Shade

Mature Height: 40-60'

Mature Width: 15-30'

Notes: MN NATIVE. Non-evergreen conifer. Soft bluish green needles turn orange in autumn & fall off. New growth returns in spring. Besides being found in dry upland soils, eastern larch also likes to grow in wet peaty soils such as bogs and swamps alongside black spruce. It also has small, deep maroon cones that gives you another reason to love this tree.